At ten years old, Jodie landed her first professional role as
one of the Snow Children in Carousel. The role was of
a boy and Jodie proved her dedication to the craft by
cutting off her hair. She
waited two years for her afro
to grow out, while at the same time her desire to be on stage also grew. Years later, once
she played Sally Smith in

Me And My Girl, she became absolutely addicted to applause. But although Jodie loved performing, she had been considering a career as a cardiologist. After being accepted early with a hefty scholarship into the Tisch School of the Arts, she never went to her second
interview for Brown University's pre-med program. At seventeen, Jodie packed her bags, and moved from New Bedford, MA to New York City to study acting at NYU
at the Stella Adler Conservatory.

After graduating, she worked like a dog... well, playing a dog in the title role of Sylvia at Bristol Valley Theatre.
The people in town loved her hysterically funny and touching performance, so much so, that they called her Sylvia and barked at her. She then toured with The
Story of Anne Frank.

Upon her return to New York, she began working with many hot new theater companies, booking original roles
in new plays and musicals all over the city. She performed regularly in Macabaret at Don't Tell Mama, which was nominated for a MAC award. The highlight of the show
was her impression of Senator Sonny Bono. Yes, Sonny Bono. OK, you had to see it because, hey — it was that good, babe.

Like a high-pitched whistle to her super sonic ears, the producers of Sylvia began calling once more. She reprised the role at Cortland Repertory Theatre to rave reviews.
And she swears that once again, people called her Sylvia and barked at her. Ironically, she did both versions of
Sylvia with an amazing actor named Michael Schaefer
who always wanted to walk her. So during their second
run, they began dating and were engaged in April in Paris
in 2004. On June 10, 2005, Jodie and Michael were
married in Central Park's Conservatory Garden. And
even though it was about 90 degrees, the cars were late
and the sky threatened rain, it was still the most thrilling day of her life!

One of her most cherished roles is as Annie Oakley in Annie Get Your Gun at the Shawnee Playhouse. But
she never should have told them that she could twirl a shotgun and do cartwheels at the same time! She has also performed as the runaway bride in the Off-Broadway production of the critically acclaimed original musical
piece, The A Train (re) Plays. Her then, husband-to-be was not amused, but he was sure glad she got that out of her system! Recently she appeared at the York Theatre in the NYC premiere of Stephen Schwartz' Captain Louie, and also sang in the debut cast recording. Jodie played various roles in the show, but her glowing portrayal of
E.T. was one you'd want to phone home about.

Jodie is so glad she chose acting over cardiology. If she hadn't, she might still be in school, there would be no applause, and she may not have met her husband Michael. But one thing she's pretty sure of — none of her
patients would have barked at her.